每天,东边的天空剛剛露出一綫曙光,龙江河的沙滩上就傳来了一陣急促的哨音,接着是立正、稍息的口令声和“擦,擦,擦”的步伐声。这是一支民兵队伍在出操。做完操,他們就奔到船上去,把着舵,搖起桨,开始了一天的劳动。直到太阳西沉,粼粼的波光逐漸从河面上消失,船桨蕩起的水声还沒有停息。他們是广西宜山县怀远公社怀远大队的民兵营,喊口令的是僮族营長蒙承中。两年来,蒙承中和船民們就这样,为国家、为公社辛勤地运輸着粮食、生猪、肥料和各种物資,同时又坚持了民兵訓練。他們經常唱着这样一首山歌:沙滩工地是靶場, Every day, the sky on the east just shows a glimmer of light. A sharp whistle sound is heard on the beach of the Longjiang River, followed by an upright and slightest sound of the password and the sound of “wiping, rubbing and wiping”. This is a militia team in the operation. After doing the exercises, they ran to the ship, took the helm, and began to paddle and started their day’s work. Until the sun sank, the sparkling light gradually disappeared from the river, the sound of paddle swinging has not stopped. They are the militia battalion of Huaiyuan Brigade in Huaiyuan County, Yishan County, Guangxi Province. Over the past two years, Meng Chengzhong and the boat people have done their utmost to industriously transport grain, live pigs, fertilizers and various materials to the country and the commune while insisting on militia training. They often sing such a song: a beach site is a shooting range,